Game Story
My First
Qix was the first arcade game I played well. For years I had high scores at the machine in the roller rink. I had Qix on my Watch List at QuarterArcade.com for months. When it came in I had to have it.
This game has more advanced configuration tools than most of the other games I own. They have eliminated DIP switches in favor of a menu based system using two switches inside the door. It is really nice when it works, but opening the coin door seems to confuse the memory test and I get frequent error messages telling me to "reboot." I didn't think Microsoft had a hand in Taito.
The game is in excellent condition. Every light, button and sensor works well. The cabinet is immaculate. No old mold smell. Anthony did an excellent job in this restoration.
| Type | Upright | Serial | unknown | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | Log | Photos | Gallery | Other |
Orphan
I got this in another deal. Essentially an empty Taito cabinet, but I had some spare parts for mine and the cabinet was solid. I never got to restore this one before the AZ move.
| Type | Upright | Serial | unknown | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | N/A | Photos | Gallery | Other |
Nice One
This one popped up on KLOV for about what I lost (SOLD) my first cabinet. I made the drive in the rain to bring it home. Straight to the game room, no restoration needed! I needed rent money for the shop and someone made me a great offer, this unit is SOLD. Now I need to find another one.
| Type | Upright | Serial | 130763 | Status | SOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restoration | N/A | Photos | Gallery | Other |
Technical Information
Title
Qix was released in 1981 by Taito. It features a color raster display with a vertical orientation at Standard resolution (240x256).
Architecture
This game is built on the Qix hardware platform.
| Video CPU | 2 x 68A09E | Motorola |
|---|---|---|
| Video GPU | 6845 | Motorola |
| Audio CPU | 6802 | Motorola |
| Speech | TMS5220 | Motorola |
| I/O | 68A21 | Motorola |
| Display | G07 | Electrohome |
| Power | Qix | Taito |
Controls
| Action | Control | Upright | Cocktail | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Joystick | 1 | 2 | 4 way Black |
| Fast Draw | Button | 1 | 2 | White, Leaf Switch |
| Slow Draw | Button | 1 | 2 | White, Leaf Switch |
| Player | Button | 2 | 2 | White, Leaf Switch |
Production Notes
Qix is pronounced kicks. The speech chip is not evident in the game but is used to generate the Styx sounds.
Taito released a dozen titles in the same cabinet with essentially the same artwork in varying color schemes. Qix is black art on a gray base.